Mark Hughes

F1 for Motor Sport magazine, The Undercut podcast, the Motor Sport F1 Show

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@Chrisdebar91 @Motor_Sport Oh that's an easy one. Lewis had spent all of '25 struggling whereas Charles had struggled for just 4 races. You've jumped to a conclusion based on an incorrect pre-belief. Enjoy the season.

[Motor Sport magazine @Motor_Sport]

🗣️ "Hamilton joined Ferrari & spent a year making a better #F1 car to demonstrate his advantage over Leclerc, who was only quicker in ’25 because Hamilton was ensuring the ’26 car was good."
That's one narrative, says @SportmphMark - but it's far too simplistic
https://t.co/fdv7evo521

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@thanos876 Can you see the airflow? Can you point it out? Because if you cant it's totally pointless to keep showing that the wing was closed.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@RandomSimracer And here we have another one.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

fantastic interraction with the various F1 fan bases at the moment as I explain airflow attachment (paid for by Verstappens), being British (anti-Verstappen), Leclerc breakthrough (anti-Hamilton bias)

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@organicmeasure Can you point out which part of your photo shows the airflow. I cannot see if it's attached or not.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

Just as a further bit of explanation about airflow reattachment in transition from SLM to cornering mode, it's not only the re-attachment of the rear wing. It's the whole underfloor/diffuser/rear wing combination.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@The_Opiate @dr_obbs We dont have data. All I've done is pose the question. Because the alternative is ludicrous.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@TayyibAbu1 New wing since Austria.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

Am also apparently an Alonso fan boy but have received threats for not worshipping him at every opportunity. Funny lot.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

Russell Austria yellows (pro-Mercedes bias), Ferrari tyre deg (anti-Ferrari), not revealing a non-existent huge embargoed story (thereby guilty of 'media'), using Silverstone '26 to make parallels with abu dhabi '21 (Hamilton fan boy).

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@F1_Tracktion @F1WDC2021 @BBCSport @andrewbensonf1 @fia @Ben_Sulayem I hate seeing ignorance stated with confidence.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@yamman3 @F1WDC2021 @BBCSport @andrewbensonf1 @fia @Ben_Sulayem Nope. No loophole. Called it out as invalid at the time and ever since.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@Lukas_B___ @KindleDd @F1WDC2021 @BBCSport @andrewbensonf1 @fia @Ben_Sulayem Very intelligent response.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@SJTM33 @thanos876 There is telemetry available showing you exactly where he brakes. No different to his previous laps. So despite how hard you listened there are facts getting in the way.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@dutchmaxflying @thanos876 Please enlighten me young one. How do you see the airflow?

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@LSkellum This is not new information.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@MONDOFERRARI_ @spontonc He was able to do that because he'd dialled-in more front wing. You need 360-deg awareness for any individual bit of data to mean anything.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@TheBeevash The more power-starved the layout, and the longer the corners, the bigger lap time penalty for loss of confidence and momentum on corner entry. More acceleration needed= earlier emptying of battery on straight.

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

How Leclerc tweaked himself back to form, what happened (again) with Verstappen's wing and what's the puzzle Russell is struggling with? https://t.co/eIobFwPa57

[Mark Hughes @SportmphMark]

@abhilashsaysok Thanks. I think he's fine now with this car Andy.